--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/shared/referencePendingListLocker.cpp	Fri Mar 18 13:18:58 2016 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc/shared/referencePendingListLocker.cpp	Fri Mar 18 15:54:04 2016 +0100
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@
     HandleMark hm;
     Handle handle(THREAD, java_lang_ref_Reference::pending_list_lock());
 
-    assert(!is_locked_by_self(), "Should not be locked by self");
-
     // Lock
     ObjectSynchronizer::fast_enter(handle, &_basic_lock, false, THREAD);
 
@@ -213,8 +211,6 @@
     // Unlock
     ObjectSynchronizer::fast_exit(handle(), &_basic_lock, THREAD);
 
-    assert(!is_locked_by_self(), "Unlocking failed");
-
     if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
       CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
     }